Hills covered in grass, wet earth, deep breaths.
Grassland Bracelet.
Handmade with jade and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Origin
I once read an interview where an artist couple was asked how they learnt their craft. We had to make a lot of mistakes until we got really good –they replied– and then we had to get bad again, because being really good is not that interesting.
Origin bracelet.
Handmade with hawk's eye and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Next week in my online shop.
Relic
I tend to have lucid dreams in which fears that are usually at the back of my mind act out as characters. In my latest dream, I am visiting an old amusement park made of mud and rock. I used to visit it when I was younger to play in the shallow pools, hiding treasures in stone temples.
Now I am there with Abhaya and we are given a tour. The place seems slightly different, but not much, except that things move around as I look at them. Bits of land turn into islands and float away, and shrines slide off walls. One contains a weathered Nintendo console I once hid, but it drifts off as soon as I recognize it.
For fun, I decide to jump off a cliff into a deep pool, but as I fall and fall and fall I wonder why I never reach the water. The guide tells me I am not really falling. I am on a platform that is simulating a fall through virtual reality technology. I am perplexed. The world is no longer as I know it.
Relic bracelet.
Handmade with natural turquoise and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Amber Seed
Every idea is a seed...
Amber Seed bracelet.
Handmade with amber from Chiapas and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Ardent
“The object of the passion is just an accessory to the passion itself.
”
Ardent Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available tomorrow in my online shop.
Cosmic
What else can I do with this idea? This is question awakens my curiosity, engages my mind, and drives my work forward.
Cosmic Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.
Radiant
“May the long time sun
Shine upon you,
All love surround you,
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on.”
Radiant Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Exotic
This feather belongs to a very exotic bird. The kind that is almost extinct.
Exotic Feather ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Orbital
One part of me spins like crazy. The other stays still. The third part observes it all.
Orbital ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Double
I made a ring with two layers of feathers because I need more power to fly.
Double ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Unity
Abhaya and I are celebrating 8 years of life together. We have been blessed with a beautiful and harmonious relationship. As I once told a friend, when two people who already love life on their own decide to share paths, love multiplies.
Unity necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
This Monday in my online shop.
Wheel
Note to self: amidst change and turmoil, always stick to your center.
Wheel of Life necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Connection
My mom and I spent the day downtown. We have been going there to get fabric, findings and art supplies since I was little. We walked for blocks admiring ancient buildings, museum exhibits, crowds of people, and our favorite shops. Whenever I go, I feel a deeper connection to this incredible city.
Connection necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Crystalline
“Did you too learn that secret from the river: that there is no time? ... That the river is everywhere at once, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the rapids, in the sea, in the mountains, everywhere at once, and that there is only the present time for it, not the shadow of the past, not the shadow of the future?”
Crystalline necklace.
Handmade with quartz and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Aligned
What do I want?
Whenever I run out of steam, feel discouraged, or lost, I take time to ponder this question. When I do, I usually discover that I am trying to fulfill other people’s expectations, doing something that no longer interests me, or just need time alone.
This question has guided my creative path from the start. It defined the materials I use, and the kind of pieces I create; as well as where and how I sell them. It also determines how much I charge for what I make, and the kind of customer I attract.
When I ask this question, I re-connect with the dreams and ideas I feel most passionate about. Once I am focused, I can get back on my path charged with new energy.
Aligned necklace.
Handmade with amethyst and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Fortitude
“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
”
Fortitude necklace.
Handmade with labradorite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Life
I will allow the river of life to guide me. I will not make desperate attempts to stop change. To stop death. I will flow with ease, with joy.
I will look around and appreciate each moment as it passes, lush, green, abundant, alive! I will let go and be free. I will be present while it lasts.
Life necklace.
Handmade with prehenite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Sonnet
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
Sonnet ring.
Handmade with spectrolite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Available in my online shop on Monday.
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Unreal
“The unreal is more powerful than the real...it’s only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think. The way they see themselves. The way they see the world. You can change the way people live their lives. That’s the only lasting thing you can create.”
Unreal ring.
Handmade with spectrolite and 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Potential
I used to think I was here for a reason. I believed there was a plan. But now I just think that it’s up to me to make something with my time. It’s also up to me to find meaning in what I do, and to tell myself stories that uplift me.
I read somewhere that, in the end, our lives always stand for something. I hope mine stands for possibility.
Potential ring.
Handmade with 100% recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.